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(No Model.)

B. F. PRICE.

PAMBHLET COVER PRESSER,

No. 372,765. I Patented NOV. 8, 1887.

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EDWIN F. PRICE, OF- BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

PAMPHLET-COVER PRESSER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,765, dated November 8, 1887.

Application filed May 11, 1857. Serial No. 237,519. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, EDWIN F. PRICE, of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented a new and useful Improvement in PamphletOover Pressers; and I do declare that the following is a clear, full, and exact description thereof, reference being bad to theaccompanying drawings, which form part ofthis specifi'cation.

My invention consists in providing a shield or thimble to be worn upon the finger, said shield or thimble provided with surfaces arranged at right angles and so constructed as to allow one of said surfaces to project beyond the other, for the purpose of allowing them to bebrought in contact with the side and edge of the work to be done, said surfaces so constructed as to allow their being removed from the body of the shield or thimble and substituting others of different depths to suit the thickness of the work required to be done.

The present methods employed for pressing covers to pamphlets are imperfect and objectionable for instance, that portion of the cover required to be pasted to the pamphlet isrubbed down by the finger and thumb in close contact with the work. In consequence of the repeated application of this method of pressing the covers the thumb and forefinger become sore and unfit for use.

Another method is the use of rollers secured within a frame and used by means of a handle. This is imperfect, from the fact that an equal pressure is not obtained upon the side and edge, and to complete the work the pamphlet has to be turned over and the operation repeated on the other side.

My invention has for its object to avoid these evils and provide a means for expeditiously attaching covers to pamphlets by pressure after being pasted.

In order that those skilled may fully understand my invention, I will proceed to describe the construction and operation of the same,

, referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, in which--' Figure l is a view showing the manner in which the thimble or shield is used upon the finger and applied to the work; Fig. 2, a perspective view of shield or thimble; Fig. 3, a view of under surface of the same Fig. 4, a sectional view at line a; w of Fig. 2; Fig. 5, a detachable heel; Fig. 6, a detachable toe-plate.

Similar letters indicate like parts in the several figures.

A is my improved shield or thimble, which can be made of wood, metal, or other suitable material, the bottom or under surface having its sides grooved or channeled at a.

B is adetachable heel, with flanges I) to correspond with channels or grooves a on under sides of shield or thimble.

' O is a detachable toe-piece so arranged as to permit its face to be on a line with channels or grooves a, and attached to the toe by means of screw 0 or its equivalent.

To operate my invention, slip the shield or thimble A upon the forefinger, the lower surface, B, facing toward the back of the hand. Place the pamphlet so as to allow the pasted edge to lie in proper position near the center of the cover. Now turn the cover so as to inclose the pamphlet. Close the hand. This will bring the thumb in contact with the upper end or toe of shield A, as shown in Fig. 1, and the heel B and toe-plate O are brought in position to fit the side and edge of pamphlet D. Now by moving the hand back and forth and at the same time applying the required pressure by means of the thumb and finger the operation is complete. The pressure obtained by this method is such as to obviate the necessity of repeating the operation on the opposite side.

To apply the heel B to the body of the shield or thimble A, it is slid into the grooves a from the front or toe, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3, and pushed back until the edge 1) comes in contact with shoulder a. on the shield or thimble A. This shoulder is formed in rear of seat for toe-plate 0, its object being to hold the heel in position and to keep it from moving back when the required pressure is given to the edge of the pamphlet.

Each shield or thimbleis to be furnished with heels of different depths to accommodate the thickness of the pamphlet, book, due. It frequently occurs that pamphlets of intermediate thicknesses have to be covered, which would require but slight variation in the depth. This difficulty is overcome by removing the toe-plate O.

I do not wish to limit myself in the construction of my improved pamphlet-presser to any IOC nation of a shield or thimble with toe and heel particular size or shape, as it may be varied arranged at right angles to each other, and

in any of these particulars without departing from the spirit of my invention. constructed, substantially as described, to al- 15 Having thus described my invention, what I low of the heel to be removed and substituting 5 I claim is others of different depths to suit the thickness 1. As a new article of manufacture, a device of the book or pamphlet, substantially as and for pressing covers to books, pamphlets, &c., for the purpose set forth. which consists of a shield or thimble havin two fiat surfaces, one arranged at right angle s I EDWIN PRICE" :0 to the other, substantially as described. 2. In a device for pressing and attaching I covers to books, pamphlets, 8. 0., the combi- Witnesses:

G120. W. ARTHUR, CHAS. B. STRONG. 

